Roots : the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley On the Writing of Roots

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Roots : the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley On the Writing of Roots

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This poignant and powerful narrative tells the dramatic story of Kunta Kinte, snatched from freedom in Africa and brought by ship to America and slavery, and his descendants. Drawing on the oral traditions handed down in his family for generations, the author traces his origins back to the seventeen-year-old Kunta Kinte, who was abducted from his home in Gambia and transported as a slave to colonial America. In this account Haley provides an imaginative rendering of the lives of seven generations of black men and women

This poignant and powerful narrative tells the dramatic story of Kunta Kinte, snatched from freedom in Africa and brought by ship to America and slavery, and his descendants. Drawing on the oral traditions handed down in his family for generations, the author traces his origins back to the seventeen-year-old Kunta Kinte, who was abducted from his home in Gambia and transported as a slave to colonial America. In this account Haley provides an imaginative rendering of the lives of seven generations of black men and women

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YDXCP

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Haley, Alex

Dewey number

929/.2/0973

Index

no index present

LC call number

E185.97.H24

LC item number

A33 2016

Literary form

non fiction

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Dyson, Michael Eric

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Haley, Alex

Haley, Alex

Haley family

Kinte family

African Americans

African American families

Slavery

African Americans

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Roots : the saga of an American family, Alex Haley ; with a special introduction by Michael Eric Dyson and Alex Haley On the Writing of Roots